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Thursday, July 06, 2006

HOLLYSHORTS ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL LINEUP FOR 2ND ANNUAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL June 29, 2006

53 of the Best Short Films From Around the Worldto Be Showcased at Cinespace in Hollywood

Joseph's Cafe to Host Opening Night Reception

Hollywood—-The organizers of HollyShorts, Short Film Festival (www.hollyshorts.com) announced today the line up of the short films that will be showcased at the 2nd annual event. Joseph’s Café in Hollywood will host this year’s opening night reception on August 11. The short film screenings will take place August 12 and 13 at Cinespace: Digital Super Club and Lounge in Hollywood. 13 countries will be represented as 53 of the best and brightest short will be screened.

“We had a great turnout of submissions for this year’s event and our panel of judges carefully selected the most creative, original and thought provoking short films from around the world,” said Daniel Sol, Producer and Co-Founder of HollyShorts, Short Film Festival.

HollyShorts ‘06’ official opening film is “Round 5,” an action-packed short from Illegal Artists, a directing duo out of Mexico City, comprising of siblings Javier and Jorge Aguilera . Jorge and Javier have been confirmed to direct the live-action adaptation of the Japanese anime “Kite” for producers Rob Cohen and Anant Singh. The closing short for this year’s festival is the Oscar nominated short film “Ausreisser (The Runaway),” Directed by Ulrike Gote of Germany. Cinespace is located at l6356 Hollywood Blvd. Tickets for the event will be available for purchase beginning July 31, 2006.

This year’s official selections include the following:

3:52Directed by: Shawna BacaCountry: USA

A Prayer For Area 23Directed by: John AlbertsCountry: Malawi, Africa

AbsolutionDirected by: Andrew McGaryCountry: USA

And Now A Word From Our SponsorsDirected by: Wojciech Lorenc EvanstonCountry: USA

DOOBIE PINK or how I quit being a party freak…Directed by: Sary SehnaouiCountry: Canada

Dream a Little DreamDirected by: Brett BlewittCountry: Australia

ElysionDirected by: Kimiko SanoCountry: USA

EverlastDirected by: Bryan LawCountry: USA

Every 30 SecondsDirected by: Jeremy CorrayCountry: USA

Fear TomorrowDirected by: Gregory HobsonCountry: USA

Fizzy DaysDirected by: Mark MillicentCountry: United Kingdom

Fumi and the Bad Luck FootDirected by: David ChaiCountry: USA

FuzionDirected by: Kelly RiggCountry: USA

Genesis AntipodeDirected by: John RobinsonCountry: New Zealand

Harry and GretaDirected by Ryan CooperCountry: USA

Inicio do Fim (The Beginning of the End)Directed by: Gustavo SpolidoroCountry: Brazil

King’s EchoDirected by: Haim SilbersteinCountry: USA

Knife ShiftDirected by: Jim HudsonCountry: New Zealand

Linear ProgressionDirected by: Kat KosmalaCountry: USA

LuckyDirected by: Avie LuthraCountry: South Africa

Maxi DoodlesDirected by: Bronston JonesCountry: USA

Namibia, BrasilDirected by: Miguel SilveiraCountry: Brazil

NasuhDirected by: Anya BelkinaCountry: USA

Not A Pick Up ArtistDirected by: Johnny RocCountry: USA

OzoneDirected by: HoneyCountry: United Kingdom

Perils in Nude ModelingDirected by: Scott RiceCountry: USA

PlaceboDirected by: Michael SteinbachCountry: USA

Pretty Dead FlowersDirected by: Justin LibermanCountry: USA

Rape For Who I AmDirected by: Lovinsa KavumaCountry: South Africa

RosaDirected by: William OlssonCountry: USA

Round 5Directed by: Illegal ArtistsCountry: USA

Sans PertinenceDirected by: Derek LakeCountry: USA

SeasonsDirected by: Jim TravernettiCountry: USA

SpinDirected by Jamin WinansCountry: USA

Squirrel ManDirected by: Jeffrey Lynn ShepherdCountry: USA

The Curling StonesDirected by: Pascal FranchotCountry: USA

The King of SiamDirected by: Byron McKimCountry: Canada

The Legend of FlashpantsDirected by: Nate FollCountry: USA

The Locrian ModeDirected by: Eric LodalCountry: USA

The Pros and Cons of BreathingDirected by: Seth ManheimerCountry: USA

The Way I See ItDirected by: Cindy KonitsCountry: USA

Through These EyesDirected by: Kevin CalliesCountry: USA

Valle ParaisoDirected by: Eduardo Martin JulveCountry: Spain

WindowDirected by: Varda HardyCountry: USA

About HollyShortsHollyShorts, Short Film Festival is an annual short film festival showcasing the best and brightest short films from around the globe. HollyShorts is devoted to the advancement filmmakers through screenings, Q&A sessions and networking events. The HollyShorts Film festival showcases the top short films produced 30- minutes or less. For more information, please visit www.hollyshorts.com.###